National Republican., 1887-11-30

The tenth day Of the trial OF G.. A.
Whitaker, in the criminal court, began
yesterday morning with crowded court
room.
The government proceeded with lts re-
buttal testimony and recalled Brooks Shaw,
who described the location Of the rooms
used by the bureau Of medicine and surgery.
On Mr.. Cooper being pointed out TO him
the witness testified that he had never seen
him at the bureau, but would not say he
had not been there; did not see any one in
the court room whom he had seen at the
bureau, and that II any stationery had been
received at Carrigan's room he would have
seen Il.
Mr.. Thomas Morrison, of the State De-
partment, also described the location OF
the rooms, and that the removal to the new
quarters occurred in March.
Mr.. NJ. Marean, a lineman In the employ
of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
testified that the wires and instruments
were removed in March.
August Burgdorf, the cabinet maker, was
recalled. He could not remember the date
OF the removal, hut had made shelving,
&c, for the bureau.
I. A. Walker testified that some OF the
receipts In the vouchers were in the hand.
writing OF Mr.. Begg, some In Nc Wilkey's
writing, and one In Mr.. Biugham's; and
that the receipts had sometimes been filled
In the vouchers after the money had been
paid on them.
Mr.. Whitaker, the defendant, took the
stand again and said he did not testify that
the vouchers which had been offered In evi
dence included all his transactions, but that
he had furnished goods to the amount
stated in them. lie had never received q
cent that he was not entitled to.
NJ. j. Croxall, of the disbursing Office Of
the Navy Department, stated that from the
LIST Of july, 1888, the bureau had been fur
pshed stationery through his Office, the
appropriation for stationery being divided
among the several bureaus, $3.50 going to
the bureau Of medicine and surgery.
Dr. Hudson, DR.. Waless assistant, was
recalled and testified that Mr.. Dempsey
furnished the bureau stationery.
VIM. +. Stidham testified that In 1888 he
was chief OF the labor agency division Of
the navy pay office division; had charge
OF inspecting and auditing the accounts OF
the navy pay offices, including the Office IN
this city; there were three appropriations
covering stationery--one for the bureau Of
medicine and surgery, one for naval stations,
and contingent fund. IL one was ex-
hausted the other could not be used instead.
This applied to 1888.
On the Dempsey vouchers being shown
witness he could not swear as to the genu-
ineness Of Dempsey's signatures.
On cfoss-examination witness said he
had nothing to do with the bureau Of medi-
cine and surgery; the auditors office simply
allowed the vouchers, charging them to the
appropriation appearing on the face Of the
voucher; talked occasionally with Carrlgan
as to the matter OF appropriations; never
changed avoucher to different appropria-
tiop.
Mr.. Chandler then asked the witness
Q. Don't you know that II was the GUS
tom of the Treasury Department in 1888 to
Issue vouchers for one thing when the
thing for which the voucher was issued was
another article ?
A. 1 don't know Of any such case.
@. Did you ever hear Of such a thingH
Don't you know that through that auditors
Office during the years 1881 and 1882 there
were thousands OF dollars passed on the
face OF vouchers which appeared to be for
one thing but which were actually issued
and sanctioned by all you officers for an
other thingP
A. don't remember anything about IL:
II II had been brought to my knowledge it
would have been suspended.
=. These Whitaker vouchers were not
brought to your attention, were theY9
A. Notuntil after they had been passed.
q. But they were regarded as perfect
and when they passed the auditors Office
they were subject to no inspection at all and
70 criticism at all?
A. They were subject to inspection, but
not criticism.
@. They were inspected, though, and no
objection made to them?
A. No objection was made; no.
@ Now, will you say whether these
vouchers went through all the phases that
nbara Ia auf mi faiH "a oh In,
Officer
A. They went through the routine OF the
Office, and would pass them through II
was there now.
Q. And you don't know that the goods
called for on the vouchers were not actu-
ally furnished and paid for correctly2
A. No, sir.
Mr.. James NJ. Caperten, who had been
juror on the former trial, was called to tes.
tify as to the testimony of Marsh B. Clark
since deceased, the stenographer's notes
having also been destroyed.
Mr.. Chandler objected on the ground
that the weight OF authority was that In
criminal cases the substance Of testimony
was not admissible, and that the exact
words had to be given.
The court overruled the objection, and
the witness testified that Mr.. Clark had
been asked II he had seen Mr.. Black
well or Blackman or Mr.. Kaiser at the de-
paTlUenU, WHO repNeu tDaU ne ulu nOt. lie
was asked II he had ever seen Mr.. Cooper
who was brought up close to him because
his eyesight was very bad, and he said he
had seen him two or three times. There
was colored man (Lancaster) and he said
he was under the impression that this man
belonged to Mr.. Dempsey's store. Mr..
Clark had also been asked II during the
year 1883 he had received any books or
stationery from Whltakers store, and said
he had not.
On cross. examination witness testified he
did not pretend to remember all that had
been said. but that he had stated the sub
stance. He had not had interviews with
the district attorney as to his testimony; he
had been called early In the case aud dis.
missed, and when called again knew what
he would be required to testify to, and had
been studying 1t up IN his mind.
DR.. Van Reypen then identified q plum Of
the rooms used by the bureau and testified
that when goods were ordered and memo
randum bills accompanied them they would
be filed II they stated the price, but II only
mention was made OF articles usually would
not.
Mr.. Worthipgton announced that the
case was closed, and court adjourned until
10 O'Clock to day, when the opening argu-
ment will be begun, counsel for each side
being limited to five hours.
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